UNISON has appointed Louie Horne as national nursing officer, responsible for promoting and defending the interests of nursing staff for the union, it was announced today (Thursday). She will take... read more →
Commenting on Skills for Care’s state of the workforce report, which highlights the importance of international recruitment, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said today (Wednesday): “These figures show why the swift delivery of... read more →
Hundreds of low-paid women working across Birmingham City Council services are to receive long-overdue payments, says UNISON today (Tuesday). UNISON, GMB and Birmingham City Council have signed an agreement to... read more →
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”. I don’t usually like to quite Churchill but there can be little doubt, that... read more →
With 167,000 members, UNISON’s retired members organisation remains one of the union’s most active, proving that trade union values don’t stop at retirement. This year’s national retired members’ conference, held... read more →
Ministers must recognise the vital role of police staff and avoid cutting specialist support to boost officer numbers, UNISON says today (Thursday). In a keynote speech today, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea... read more →
Commenting on proposals to cut 145 jobs at the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) announced today (Thursday), UNISON head of health Helga Pile said: “The scale of these redundancies is... read more →
Commenting on the latest breakthrough to end Gaza hostilities, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said today (Thursday): “A ceasefire will be an immense relief to Palestinians in Gaza who have endured... read more →
Commenting today (Thursday) on confirmation the government won’t reintroduce employment tribunal fees, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Tribunal fees would have completely undermined the positive changes in the Employment Rights... read more →
Police service forensic teams are suffering severe damage to their mental health due to frequent exposure to traumatic scenes as they attend incidents, says UNISON today (Thursday). Research by the... read more →